ZAMBIA national soccer team midfielder William Njobvu has attributed his recent dip in form to fatigue.
Njobvu said this in an interview in Lusaka that playing non-stop since last year all the way through the 2008 Africa Cup training camp and tournament had taken its toll on him.
Tussle of the midfield: Zambia under-20 &Green Buffaloes' Nathan Sinkala (Andrew Sinkala's young brother) against William Njobvu. Njobvu scored for Lusaka Dynamos. Dynamos 1-0 Buffaloes.
"I admit my form has gone down a bit and it is because my body is feeling tired after playing a lot of football with Dynamos, Green Buffaloes and with the national team at the Africa Cup," the 21-year-old Lusaka Dynamos midfielder said.
"I have been trying to push myself at my club and with the national team to play at a high level but my body is now talking to me."
Njobvu disclosed that fatigue was also the cause of his modest performance with Zambia against Swaziland on April 12.
The midfielder was substituted in the 54th minute of that game at Woodlands Stadium in a CAF Africa Nations Championship qualifier that the Chipolopolo Boys won 3-0.
"But I will continue playing and I am very confident my form will pick up soon," he said.
"All I have to do now is pace myself in training and not stress myself too hard, but I will give my best for my club and the national team," he told The Post newspapers in an interview.
Njobvu, who was a key member of the Zambia Under-20 national soccer team at last year's Canada FIFA World Youth Cup, made his senior national team debut last September.
He scored on his debut in Zambia's 3-0 win over Mozambique in the 2007 COSAFA Castle Cup semifinal match played at Super Stadium in Pretoria on September 29.
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Apr 22 2008, 02:15 AM
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